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Folypodiuiu — continued. 



gradually lerluced. son' in rows near the midrib. New Zealand, 

 1855. Crfeiiliduse. Syn. Gmiiopteris pennitjera. 



P. percussum (sharp-pointed), rhiz. wide-creeping, wiry, with 

 ailpresseii .scales. .v^'. distiint, 2in. to 3in. long, firm, erect. 

 fniii'ls 6ni. to 12in. long, Im. to lAin. broad, entire, gradually 

 narrowed towards both ends, with the under side scaly, aori 

 round, distinctly immersed, fonning a row midway between the 

 edge and midrib. arcoUe tine, distinct. liraiiil, &c. Syn. 

 Pli'iipcUin ]K'rciissa. 



P. perslcsefolium (Peach-leaved), rhiz. wide-creeping, with dull 

 brown scales, stl. 6in. to 12in. long, firm, naked, frondfi 2ft. to 

 3ft. long, 8in. to 12in. broad, decurved ; pinme 3in. to 6in. long, 

 nearly lin. broad, distant, with an acuminate apex, a slightly- 

 toothed edge, and the base gradually narrowed, the lower ones 

 being distinctly stalked, sori immersed, uniseriate. areohf in about 

 three rows. Java. Syns. P. cu.sj>idatwtii, G'oitiophlcbitun persicce- 

 folmm. The variety (jrandiden.s is a more deeply-toothed form. 



P. Phegopteris (Phegopteris).* Beech Polypody, rhiz. wide- 

 creeping, slender. ,sti. slender, 6in. to 9in. long, naked, except 

 towards the base, fronds 6in. to 9in. long, 4in. to 6in. broad, 

 almost deltoid, slightly hairy lieneath ; lower pinna^ 2in. to 3in. 

 long, iin. to :iin. broad, cut three-quarters of the way to the 

 rachis into close, entire or slightly-toothed, blunt lobes, ^in. 

 broad, the lowest pair deflexed. sort nearer the edge than the 

 midrib. Northern hemisphere (Britain). 



Fig. 240. Portion of Frond of Polypodium Phyllitidis. 



P. Fhyllitldls (Phyllitidis). rhiz. hypogfeous, stout, brown- 

 scaly, sti. short, scattered or slightly tufted, or none, fronds 

 1ft. to 3ft. long, lin. to 4in. broad, with an acute point and an 

 entire or slightly sinuated edge, the lower part gradually 

 narrowed ; upper surface often cretaceous-dotted, areohv in rows 

 of six to twelve, between the edge and midrib, usually with two 

 sori in each. Florida to South Brazil, 1793. See Kig. 240. 

 Syn. Caniptiloiieurum Phyllitidis. 



P. Phyxnatodes (Phymatodes). rhiz. woody, wide-creeping, 

 with dark brown scales, sii. 3in. to 12in. long, glossy, firm, erect. 

 fronds varying from simple, oblong-lanceolate, to 2ft. to 3ft long 

 and 1ft. broad, cut down to the broadly-winged rachis into 

 numerous lauceolate-ol)Iong, entire, acuminate lobes, 4in. to 8in. 

 long, and lin. to l^in. broad, surl large, immersed, scattered, or 

 one or two-seriate. East Indies, Ac, 1823. Syn. Phymatodes 

 vuliiarii. P. longlpcs, P. pcltideum, and P. termiiiale , are merely 

 garden varieties of this species. 



Fin. 241. Portion of Creeping Rimzome (with Fronds) of 

 Polypodium piloselloides. 



Polypodium — continued. 



P. piloselloides (l*ilosella-like).* rhiz. very wide-creeping, scan- 

 dent, with squann.se scab's, frotu/n dimorphous ; banen ones 

 lin. to 3in. long, iin. to Jin. broad, oblong, entire ; fertile ones 

 narrower and longer ; both on short, ciliated stems, naked, hairy, 

 or scaly, son large, uniseriate, confined to the large costal 

 a,reol<ie. Tropical America. 1793. See Fig. 241. (H. (J. F. 18.) 

 Syns. Gnuiniddchiinn pHoneUoidcs, Lopholepia piloselloides. In the 

 variety ciliatum, the fertile fronds are so narrow that the sori 

 project along the edge. 



P. platyphyllum (broad-leaved). i-hiz. woody, with nearly 

 black scales, stt. 3in. to 4in. long, erect, strong, fronds 1ft. to 

 Uft. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, the edge entire, the point acute, 

 upper surface dirty-white dotted. sori immersed, in single 

 rows between the main veins, eight or nine between the midrib 

 and edge. Java. Syn. P. crassinervium. 



P, plebeium (plebeian), rhiz. wide-creeping, stout, grey-scaly. 

 Wt. strong, erect, 4in. to 8in. long, ciustaneous. frondn 6in. to 12in. 

 long, 3in. to 6in. bmad, deltoid-ovate, cut nearly or quite to the 

 rachis ; pinnse spreading, entire or obscurely crenated, ^in. to 

 i\n. broad, the lowest not reduced ; under side and rachis scaly. 

 sort copious. Mexico to Peru. 



P. plectolepis (plaited-scaled). rhiz. stout ; scales ferruginous, 

 squarrose. sti. firm, glossy, stramineous, 6in. to 12in. long. 

 fronds 1ft. to 2ft. limg, 1ft. broad; pinnce spreading, numerous, 

 4in. to 6in. long, about Ain. broad, gradually narrowed from base 

 to point, the edge crenate ; both sides finely pubescent, sori and 

 areolce in a single series. Mexico and Guatemala. Syn. Gonio- 

 phlebiinn jdectolejiis. 



P, plesiosorum.* rhiz. stout, re<Idish-scaly. sd. firm, erect, 

 2in. t<i 4in. long, glossy, fronds 6in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 6in. 

 broad, cut to the rachis ; pinnaj close, entire, about Ain, broad, 

 gradually narrowed upwards, slightly dilated on both sides at 

 the base, sori prominent, in a single row close to the midrib 

 (whence the specific nanie). areolce usually in two rows. Mexico 

 to Venezuela. Syns. P. culjmdes, P. gonatodes, P. rhodopleuron. 



P. Plumula (feathered). A synonym of P. elasiicum. 



P. proliferum (proliferous), rhiz. stout, creeping, sti. 2in. to 

 Sin. long, spreading, fronds 1ft. to 2ft. or more long, 6in, to 12in. 

 broad, erect or decumbent, often elongated and rooting at the 

 point, and copiously branched from the axils ; pinn.-e 4in. to 6in. 

 long, iin. to |in. broad, broadest at base, truncate or cordate, the 

 edge bluntly lobed ; under side and rachis sometimes slightly 

 pubescent, mri medial, oval, sometimes confluent. India, 

 (.'hina, &c., 1820. SYN. Goniopteris prolifera. 



P. propinquuxn (allied), rhiz. wide-creeping, woody, with 

 bright ferruginous scales, fronds dimorphous ; harren ones 4in. 

 to 9in. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, cut half or three-quarters of the 

 way into acute or bluntish lobes; fertile ones lift, to 3ft. long, 

 often 1ft. broad, with a distinct stem, and lobes 4in. to 6in. long, 

 Mn. to |in. broad, reaching nearly or quite to the rachis. sori in 

 a row near the midrib, placed at the junction of several veinlets. 

 areolce copious. India, &c. Syns. P. WHdenomi (H. G. F. 55), 

 Drynaria propim/iia. 



P, pruinatum (frosted). Basal scales ferruginous, frotids 

 sessile, densely tufted, oblanceolate, erect, iin. long, Jin. broad, 

 blunt, deltoid at base, cut more than half way to the rachis into 

 five or six-jugate, Idunt lobes ; surfaces hairy, the lower slightly 

 pruinose. sori round, four to the central lobes, medial. 

 Chontales, Nicaragua. 



P. punctatum ru^losum (dotted, sliglitly wrinkled), rhiz. 

 wide-creej'ing, firm, villous, sti. scattered, 1ft. to 2ft. long, firm, 

 erect, p(dished, viscid, fronds 1ft. to 4ft. long, 6in. to 2ft. broad; 

 lower pinnie sometimes 1ft. to 2ft. long, deltoid ; pinnules close, 

 lanceolate ; rachis deep purplish-brown, and densely viscid ; under 

 side slightly hairy, sori copious, marginal. New Zealand, 

 Australia, &c. Greenhouse. Syns. P. ruijulosum, Phegopteris 

 rngulosa. 



P, pustulatum (blistered).* Scented Polypody, rhiz. much- 

 branchetl, wide-scandent, woody, with dark brown, squarrose 

 scales, sti. lin. to 3in. long, fronds varying from entire, 3in. 

 to 9in. long, and Jin. to iin. broad, narrowed to both enils, to 

 1ft. to lUt. long, and 3in. to 4in. broad, cut down to a broadly- 

 winged rachis throughout into lanceolate lobes, sori immersed, 

 uniseriate. sub-marginal, areola- rather large, irregular. New 

 Zealand and Australia. Greenhouse. See Fig. 242. Syn. 

 Phymatodes pustulata. 



P. querclfolium (Oak-leaved).* rhiz. stout, with bright brown 

 scales, nearly ^in. long, fronds dimorphous ; liarren ones 3in. to 

 12in. long, 2in. to 6in. broad, sessile, brown, rigid, bluntly lobed 

 often half way down ; fertile ones on long stalks, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 

 1ft. or more broad, cut nearly to the rachis into erecto-patent, 

 entire lobes, 6in. to 9in. long, ^in. to l^in. broad ; main veins 

 distinct to the edge, with four to six quadrangular areolae between 

 them between the midrib and edge, inclosing each two lai'ge sori 

 and copious lesser areohe. India, Queensland, &c., 1824. Syn. 

 Dr}/naria qu^rci folia. 



P. Reinwardtil (Rein war dt's). A variety of P. s-uhauricu- 

 latuni. 



P, repens (creeping), rhiz. wide-creeping, tortuous, firm, slender, 

 with deci(luous scales, sti. lin. to Sim lon^, firm, scattered. 

 fnnuU 6in. to IBiu. long, lin. to 3in. broad, slightly sinuated or 

 entire, the base gi'adually narrowed, the point acute ; both sides 



